Affiliated Institutions

Affiliated Insituttions

Uganda National Health Research Organisation

The Uganda National Health Research Organisation is Uganda’s umbrella organisation for health research coordination. Established in 2011 under the UNHRO Act, the Uganda National Health Research Organisation is mandated to undertake basic, epidemilogical, applied, interventional ,operational, Chemotherapeutic research and also cordinate, promote and provide guidance for health research and development in Uganda.
Mandate and Strategic Objectives
The following are the strategic objectives of UNHRO which arise from their mandate and the strategic plan 2012 - 2015:
Strengthen leadership and governance systems in health research
Improve health research management systems, to conduct research and create knowledge
Promote partnerships and collaboration for research
Strengthen health research information management and knowlegde translation
Establish a sustainable financial, human and logistic system
Develop and harness innovations and products to improve health care delivery

Central Public Health Laboratory(CPHL)

CPHL is mandated to provide stewardship for the National Health Laboratory Network to guide the prevention of disease and promotion of health in Uganda through early detection of the disease burden in order to achieve overall sustainable development.
It is the Technical focal point for Laboratory Services in Ministry of Health, and is under direction supervision of National Disease Control Department.

Nakasongola Hospital

Fort Portal Regional Referal Hospital

Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council

UMDPC is a reputable Council that protects society from abuse of Medical and Dental practice as well as research on human beings in order to effectively contribute to a healthy and productive population

Pharmacy Council

The overall goal of the Pharmacy council is to ensure national and International pharmacy practice standards and codes of ethics are adhered to, both in the public and private sectors and control the conduct and discipline of registered pharmacists.

Uganda Blood Transfusion Services

The Uganda Blood Transfusion Service (UBTS) is a semi-autonomous, centrally coordinated organization in the Ministry of Health sufficiently decentralized to render services to all regions of the country. The Headquarters at Nakasero Blood bank acts as a reference centre for the Regional Blood Banks and other public and private hospitals.

Uganda Virus Research Institute

The UVRI engages in health research pertaining to human infections and disease processes associated with or linked to viral aetiology and provides expert advice, enables partnerships and communication and serves as a center for training and education.

Natural Chemotherapeutics Research Laboratory

The Natural Chemotherapeutics Research Laboratory is a government research and development centre under the Ministry of Health (MoH). It was created in 1964 with the mandate to carry out applied research on natural products (plants, animal parts and minerals) with the view of justifying therapeutic claims from traditional medicine practitioners in Uganda. The centre undertakes the development of quality natural products and services for improved health care delivery by applying both indigenous and modern technologies. NCRL is constituted of a multidisciplinary research team of skilled and technical scientists. This team, in collaboration with other partners and stakeholders, ensures that the centre fulfils its mandate to coordinate research and development on traditional medicine.

Uganda AIDS Commission

UAC was established by the Parliamentary Statute No. 2 of 1992, situating it under the Office of the President. The mandate of the Commission is to oversee, plan and coordinate AIDS prevention and control activities throughout Uganda.